Canada's governors general, 1847-1878 : biography and constitutional evolution /

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"Often ignored in the study of Canadian history or dismissed as a vestige of colonial status, the governor general's office provides essential historical insight into Canada's constitutional evolution. In the nineteenth century, as today, individual governors general exercised conside...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Messamore, Barbara Jane, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Canada. > Governor General > Biography.
Canada. > Governor General > Officials and employees > Biography.
Canada. > Gouverneur général > Fonctionnaires > Biographies.
Canada. > Governor General
Kanada > Governor General
Kanada; Generalgouverneur.
1841-1914
1847-1878.
Geschichte 1841-1914.
Constitutional history > Canada.
Governors general > Canada > Biography.
Histoire constitutionnelle > Canada.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Canada > Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Constitutional history
Employees
Governors general
Politics and government
Politik
Geschichte.
Canada > Politics and government > 1841-1867.
Canada > Politics and government > 1867-1914.
Canada > Histoire constitutionnelle.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1841-1867.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1867-1896.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1867-1914.
Canada
Kanada
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Biography and constitutional evolution
  • 'Governor-generalities'
  • Mary Lambton's husband
  • The 'great experiment' : Elgin, Grey, and responsible government
  • A round man in a square hole : Sir Edmund Head in the United Canadas
  • 'A cat into hell without claws' : Monck and his ministries, 1816-1864
  • 'An indolent individuial'? Lord Lisgar and Canadian diplomacy
  • 'A matter of instinct' : Lord Dufferin and the Pacific scandal
  • Character, context, and the constitution : Dufferin, Edward Blake, and the role of the governor general
  • Conclusion.

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